Gateway Kintore would address four of these five demands, yet it has still not been brought before councillors. The 1,000-plus people who signed the petition (most of them in summer 2012) calling for the development to be determined by councillors must be wondering why it is taking so long.

It’s not like a lack of facilities is a new problem. Around 1,000 houses were built in the town between 2000 and 2010 and the facilities have not kept pace.